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Icom IC-71E or FRG7700 ???
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I am looking to buy second hand one of the above. Which ones the best receiver ? Any recommendations welcomed. Cheers Jeff |
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Icom IC-71E or FRG7700 ???
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Icom IC-71E or FRG7700 ???
The Berg wrote: Hi. I am looking to buy second hand one of the above. Which ones the best receiver ? Any recommendations welcomed. Cheers Jeff It depends on what you want to spend for a radio. Typically the R71a will be priced a few hundred dollars more than the Yaesu, but it is a better radio. Both are older radios now, so be sure to check operation of all features including the display. If it was used by a smoker I would pass on the radio unless it was very cheap. On the FRG7700 make sure it has the optional memory unit. As previously mentioned make sure the R71a has a passband tuning control. A patent lawsuit over ownership of that control resulted in Icom selling that radio less the PBT control for a few years. |
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Icom IC-71E or FRG7700 ???
If one of those radios was made in America,that is the one I would buy.
cuhulin |
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Icom IC-71E or FRG7700 ???
John S. wrote: It depends on what you want to spend for a radio. Typically the R71a will be priced a few hundred dollars more than the Yaesu, but it is a better radio. Right, between the two, I'd go with the R71a, if the intention is to do some serious dx-ing. junius |
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Icom IC-71E or FRG7700 ???
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... If one of those radios was made in America,that is the one I would buy. cuhulin so you would like a radio with poor build quality and fails after a week ;-)) |
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Icom IC-71E or FRG7700 ???
john wrote:
so you would like a radio with poor build quality and fails after a week ;-)) Good thing Bill Halligan or Oscar Hammarlund aren't alive to hear you say that. To say nothing of Robert Drake. |
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Icom IC-71E or FRG7700 ???
I was only joking about what I said earlier about Zenith radios.But I do
think they are over rated.At Zenith the Quality goes in before the name goes on.All of my old Zenith radios except my Zenith Transoceanic 1000 radio do work. cuhulin |
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Icom IC-71E or FRG7700 ???
"D Peter Maus" wrote in message
... john wrote: so you would like a radio with poor build quality and fails after a week ;-)) Good thing Bill Halligan or Oscar Hammarlund aren't alive to hear you say that. To say nothing of Robert Drake. who ever they are! ;-))) |
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Icom IC-71E or FRG7700 ???
john wrote:
Good thing Bill Halligan or Oscar Hammarlund aren't alive to hear you say that. To say nothing of Robert Drake. who ever they are! ;-))) ...the man ain't got no culture... mikey (dylan) thomas II |
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